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Family Card programme could lift 12m from poverty: RAPID
A newly piloted family card programme in Bangladesh has the potential to significantly reduce poverty if properly targeted, a study
Bangladesh grapples with inflation, sluggish investment growth: PRI
Bangladesh is facing mounting economic pressures, with slowing growth, persistent inflation, trade challenges, and energy inefficiencies posing significant concerns for
Richest 1pc hold 38pc of global wealth, outweighing bottom 50pc: ILO
Extreme disparities in wealth and income continue worldwide, with the richest one per cent controlling 20 per cent of global
World Bank vice-president for South Asia arrives in Dhaka
The World Bank vice-president for the South Asia Region, Martin Raiser, arrives in Dhaka on Saturday for a four-day visit.
Partial basic income could be an effective poverty solution: study
A partial universal basic income programme at the national level could reduce poverty by 6.13 per cent, with rural areas
Bangladesh’s inflation surges in March
Inflation ticked up in March after a slight easing in the previous month, offering no relief to consumers already grappling
